The Alberta government has announced that Dr. Mark Joffe, currently vice-president and medical director for Cancer Care Alberta and already in a contract with Alberta Health Services, will replace Dr. Deena Hinshaw as the province’s chief medical officer of health, effective immediately.
The move means Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has followed through on a promise she made at her first news conference as premier on Oct. 11, when she said she would be getting new advice on public health and replacing Hinshaw.
